Swahili
mudiri
moo-DEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilimudirimoo-DEE-reesoon
Englishdistrict officialsoon
Frenchfonctionnaire de districtsoon
Meaning
a district administrative official, especially in Zanzibar.
Good to know
A regional/dialectal term.
Examples
- Mudiri alitembelea kijiji chetu wiki iliyopita.The district official visited our village last week.
- Malalamiko yalipelekwa kwa mudiri.The complaints were taken to the district official.
- Je, mudiri ana ofisi wapi?Where is the district official's office?
- Mudiri hakukubaliana na mapendekezo hayo.The district official did not agree with those proposals.
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